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Posted 3/31/2011 10:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hello All,

I have IBS, duh right...why else am I here tongue I've dealt with it since about 12 and I'm 27 now. I've learned pretty much just to deal with and it doesn't really bother me all that much. Nor does it hold me back from doing what I love.

However about 2 months ago it's expressed itself differently. It was more pain than usual, not the same type of pain nor in the same area. After a few weeks of it pretty much all day every day and much research I decided to see the doctor. I had narrowed the issue down to liver or gallbladder. I had a full physical about 1 year ago and all the blood work came back good so I was less worried about the liver, although I do drink frequently. Well the doctor thought it was the gallbladder also but did liver blood work to rule out the liver. The liver came back fine.

He recommended an ultra sound if the pain persisted and that it might need to be removed.

In an attempt to avoid it being removed I've been taking homeopathic remedies to try and help avoid removal. I can post later what they are if needed, but my sister is a homeopathic technician. My stool has been pretty consistent and the pain has decreased to lesser level and is only off and on now. If it doesn't full alleviate the problem is there an issue with me just living with the gallbladder symptoms?

Thanks! scool
Posted 4/1/2011 4:10 PM (GMT 0)
Well, from what I've read, a "gallbladder attack" is incredibly painful and if that happens removal is pretty much the deal. Is your right side pain coincident with fatty meals? My RUQ pain is not, and the gallbladder studies I did last fall did not show any specific gallbladder problem (my ejection fraction was low, but still within normal range). An ultrasound will be able to image really large stones, but smaller ones cannot be seen except by an endoscopic u/s.
Posted 4/1/2011 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
The doc said I could eat the "fattiest meal possible" and if pain occurred after then it also signaled an issue with the gallbladder.


I did this and yes, a few hours later through the next day the pain was consistent.


However my pain is not extreme or unbearable, sometimes it reaches a 4 to 5 on a scale of 1-10 (ten being the highest), but overall it's just an uncomfortable 2 to 3.
Posted 4/2/2011 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
I am currently going through the same thing. But no stones were found. Just 2 polyps (2mm each) Nothing will be done until they reach 4 mm . My GI doctor thinks that I have a malfunctioning gallbladder. Evidently when you are a diabetic this can happen. Some days the pain will reach to @ a 8 (scale 1-10). I did notice that fried foods aggravate the pain more. Next test 4/11, a hida scan. This will show if the gallbladder is functioning or not. I just want the pain to go away.
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